Exactly! The years long mystery has been solved.... On Monday, August 26, 2024 at 11:12:18 AM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote:
> That's only the case if one deliberately misrepresents the size of > bicycles in the context of sloping top tubes. Are you speculating that > Patrick Moore was teasingly threatening to broadcast to the world "Grant > insists that I ride a bike 6cm smaller than what I asked for!"? If Patrick > Moore did that, it would be a deliberate misrepresentation. I guess if > somebody threatened Grant "I'm going to deliberately misrepresent your > bicycle designs to the public" then it would be perfectly natural for Grant > to respond "Don't you dare". > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Monday, August 26, 2024 at 7:56:06 AM UTC-7 Edwin W wrote: > >> A (ish) That while Grant was proselytizing that everyone has been >> undersized and should be on bigger sizes, for this guy who actually has >> embraced that big frame idea and small bit of seat post showing for a long >> time Grant is actually going to be DOWN sizing him to a 54. >> >> >> >> Edwin >> >> On Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 10:42:50 PM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >>> What was it that Patrick Moore teasingly threatened to broadcast that >>> Grant did not want broadcast? >>> >>> A. That Grant would design a 54cm frame for an adult human that thinks >>> they need a 60cm frame? >>> B. That Grant would allow "road" tubing to be used in an all-rounder >>> clone? >>> C. That Grant would charge for a custom what was actually just an >>> All-Rounder and not a new design? >>> D. Some other thing? >>> >>> Bill Lindsay >>> El Cerrito, CA >>> >>> On Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 7:09:46 PM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: >>> >>>> You've told that story a hundred times, and I still don't comprehend >>>> what the "this" is that you were threatening to broadcast but that Grant >>>> did not want you to broadcast. >>>> >>>> Bill Lindsay >>>> El Cerrito, CA >>>> >>>> On Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 1:50:28 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: >>>> >>>>> Lol. When I ordered my first road custom in late 1994 I asked Grant to >>>>> build me a road bike like my '92 XO-1 but "better." (He said, "Oh, it'll >>>>> be >>>>> better.") >>>>> >>>>> He used the AR as a basic template tho' with road tubing and lugs, so >>>>> it was 54 cm c-c (again, I'm 60 c-c for a level tt fistful road bike). I >>>>> told him teasingly that I was going to broadcast this -- even then he was >>>>> known for proselytizing about big frames -- and he said, "Don't you dare." >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Aug 25, 2024 at 6:57 AM Sarah Carlson <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Their gentle suggestion... "Do not EVEN try to get Grant to do this." >>>>>> >>>>>> On Friday, August 23, 2024 at 8:02:12 PM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Will asked for a curated photo-shoot this morning. Of course I was >>>>>>> happy to oblige. Will indicated it was Grant who was concerned that >>>>>>> others >>>>>>> would demand that Riv replicate the Lindsay treatment, which is why >>>>>>> Will >>>>>>> put in the language that Riv can't replicate my build. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> BL in EC >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/02062d78-7080-41b1-b7cd-fc5ffd48a41dn%40googlegroups.com.
